Eudaemonism
[yoo-DEE-mə-niz-əm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, early 19th century
1.
A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood of actions producing happiness.
Examples of Eudaemonism in a sentence
"Janick practiced eudaemonism by planning an enjoyable activity for each weekend."
"The teacher encouraged students to explore eudaemonism by doing at least three pleasurable things every day."
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